Trial of Michel Fourniret and his wife Monique Olivier

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The trial started on Thursday at the Ardennes Court of Assizes in Charleville-M├®zi├¿res.

"Failed abduction, near Namur.

The criminal odyssey of the two spouses came to an end in June 2003 with the failed abduction, near Namur, of Marie, (Christian name changed at the request of the family) aged 13, who had fled at a stop sign. The recording of a registration number had allowed the Belgian police to arrest Michel Fourniret.

As well as the seven murders (Isabelle Laville, Fabienne Leroy, Jeanne-Marie Desramault, Elisabeth Brichet, Natacha Danais, C├®line Saison and Mananya Thumpong) Michel Fourniret is also being tried for attempted rape, a failed abduction and for sexual assault on Marie.

On Thursday, the Belgian journal Le Soir reported that when Michel Fourniret was placed under investigation this month in two other cases of murder in France, the Belgian police reopened its enquiry into the disappearance in 2003 near Paris of little Estelle Mouzin, re-examining the alibi of the alleged serial killer.

In France, Michel Fourniret is in line for a life sentence without parole, with a minimum term of 30 years, Monique Olivier a minimum term of 22 years. (NouvelObs)